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Mitigating the effects of climate change on the nests of sea turtles with artificial irrigation. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2023 Abstract For sea turtles, like many oviparous species, increasing temperatures during development threaten to increase embryonic mortality, alter offspring quality, and potentially create suboptimal primary sex ratios. Various methods are being implemented to mitigate the effects of climate change on reproductive success, but these methods, such as ...
Gatto CR, Williamson SA, Reina RD.
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Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 13, Issue 4, Page 356-378, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Stakeholder consultation and participation are often viewed as an essential component of hazards governance and disaster risk reduction. However, an extensive literature in the fields of hazards management, disaster risk reduction, planning, and environmental governance has highlighted numerous challenges that have constrained attempts to ...
James M. Jeffers
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Software for prioritizing conservation actions based on probabilistic information
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 1299-1308, August 2021., 2021 Abstract Marxan is the most common decision‐support tool used to inform the design of protected‐area systems. The original version of Marxan does not consider risk and uncertainty associated with threatening processes affecting protected areas, including uncertainty about the location and condition of species’ populations and habitats now and in the ...
Matthew Watts +4 more
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Policy Entrepreneurs in Public Administration: A Social Network Analysis
Politics &Policy, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 414-445, April 2021., 2021 This article examines the role of policy entrepreneurs in promoting change in flood risk mitigation at the local level in Sweden through a comparative study of two Swedish municipalities with different approaches to flood risk governance; as a technical issue or a social issue.
Evangelia Petridou +2 more
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Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2020., 2020 Abstract Flash floods are unexpected events, which evolve rapidly and affect relatively small areas. The short time available for minimising risks requires preparedness and active response. In this context of risk management, the flood risk perception of the local population is the first step towards achieving resilience of people and communities ...
Carolina Guardiola‐Albert +6 more
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Investigaciones Geográficas, 2015 Se analiza la gestión local del riesgo por inundación como un proceso social sistémico complejo, dentro del sistema social del Distrito de Boquete en Panamá.
Catalina Elvira Espinosa Vega +1 more
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Geomorfología Fluvial e Inundaciones en la Cuenca Alta del Río General, Costa Rica [PDF]
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2017 Las inundaciones son los desastres más comunes de Costa Rica, el caso de la cuenca alta del río General localizada entre los 9° 12’ 46” – 9° 35’ 03” de Latitud N y los 83° 28’ 47” – 83° 49’ 07” de Longitud W, es un ejemplo representativo de la dinámica
Adolfo Quesada-Román
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Percepción del riesgo de inundación por desbordamiento de presa en zona urbana vulnerable
Papeles de Geografía, 2016 La imagen que un grupo social construye sobre el espacio o territorio en que se desenvuelve es el resultado de la superposición y acumulación de percepciones individuales, dicha percepción constituye una parte de la realidad complementaria a las ...
Bertha Amalia Serrato de la Cruz +3 more
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Revista de I + D Tecnológico, 2021 Las precipitaciones altas ocasionan el aumento en la carga hídrica en la cuenca de los ríos, originando desbordamientos que propician situaciones de amenaza.
Marta Moreno +3 more
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Análisis de riesgo por inundación: metodología y aplicación a la cuenca Atemajac
Tecnología y ciencias del agua, 2017 Hernández-Uribe, R. E., Barrios-Piña, H., & Ramírez, A. I. (mayo-junio, 2017). Análisis de riesgo por inundación: metodología y aplicación a la cuenca Atemajac. Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, 8(3), 5-25.
Rubén Ernesto Hernández Uribe +2 more
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